<VV> Mystery Motor Update

[Bruce Schug]

On Oct 8, 2006, at 11:08 PM, Bill Chellis wrote:

> Good evening all:
>
> Some time ago I posted an inquiry about an 8 Dellorto carb Corvair 
> engine that was on the cover of the February 1963 issue of Hot Rod. 
> Yesterday I was able to finally pick up a copy of the mag at a swap 
> meet. My first note elicited a few replies about the origin of this 
> engine, but it turns out that the engine pictured was built by Bob 
> Palmini of Ropal Engineering in South San Gabriel, CA. There is even 
> an ad in the magazine offering a Ropal Engineering catalog for 25 
> cents.
>
> According to the article, the 8 carb engine never ran. But he posts a 
> graph for a 6 Dellorto carb version that claims a 21 HP increase over 
> stock at the rear wheels.
>
> I am no youngster, but I have never heard of Bob Palmini. Do any of 
> you ol' SOCAL hot rodders know what became of him?
>
>

I think Bob Palmini was involved with karts. The only reference that 
Google has for him also suggests that. I think he ran a kart company, 
but I have no idea which one. That would go along with the use of the 
Dellorto carbs. Ropal Engineering doesn't bring up anything in Google.

Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1981

'67 Monza. "67AC140"